Decommissioning procedure
The operation of the Morsleben repository has currently been reduced to keeping the mine open. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) applied for the decommissioning of the Morsleben repository under nuclear law.
The licensing procedure provides for public participation. For this purpose the necessary documents were disclosed for public inspection. During that period the citizens could raise objections to the project. The BfS published a first evaluation of the submitted technical concerns. The formal discussion of the objections takes place during the public hearing under the aegis of the licensing authority.